"As the battle rages over piracy, copyright, and the future of the
Internet, which group argues on the right side of history? Searching
for the truth, Freeloading roams the spunky streets of
Brooklyn to glean real world consequences of digitization for today’s
musicians, indie record labels and fans; then re-evaluates the pivotal
controversies and ideas that have long dominated file-sharing debates,
with a keen eye for practical solutions.

Freeloading ranges from Napster to the SOPA blackout;
Marshall McLuhan to Adam Smith; and the pitfalls of social media to how
corporate patronage of “indie” music spread as record sales sunk. It
takes a critical, cool look at a near-pervasive phenomenon that
involves almost everyone who taps a keyboard: beyond that, it’s a
reminder of the truism that for every action there are consequences.
What happens when we pirate a favorite work of art